UFC clash called off as fighter rushed to hospital

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The main lawsuit of UFC Vegas 65 was abandoned arsenic a cageside announcer broke the quality successful the mediate of the card.

Mixed martial arts knockout king Derrick Lewis was headlining the night successful his comeback bout against Sergey Spivak successful Las Vegas.

Lewis, 37, is the UFC's all-time knockout leader, but has mislaid his 2 astir caller fights - including to Aussie beast Tai Tuivasa - heading into Sunday's bout with Spivak.

But it was during the undercard that commentator Brendan Fitzgerald interrupted proceedings.

"We person immoderate unfortunate quality to stock with you," Fitzgerald said.

"There is simply a non-COVID, non-weight cutting unwellness connected the Derrick Lewis side, truthful our main lawsuit contiguous has been cancelled.

"You hatred to spot it."

Yahoo Sports was told Lewis had been rushed to infirmary with tummy issues, but has since been released.

Earlier successful the night, rising Aussie brawler Jack Della Maddalena scored his 3rd consecutive first-round TKO triumph (video above).

He stopped Danny Roberts wrong the archetypal circular to further cement his presumption arsenic 1 of the welterweight divisions adjacent large things.

The Perth merchandise looks apt to diagnostic connected the paper UFC 284 which volition beryllium held successful the Western Australian capital.

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